You'd think that John Raymond would've learned from his last fiasco with this franchising idea. But no . . this time it takes a man's life before he realizes that he may have made a mistake. But then . . John's always been a little detached from the responsibilities of life, so . . why would he have thought that there might've been any form of consequences. Basically, John got a request for some help in Detroit. It's a gang-banger who's decided that he wants out of the life. But the guy he works for is never going to allow him to leave. Well . . John doesn't really want to go to Detroit, so . . he calls in one of the locals. It isn't long before this guy is in way over his head. Amondo, the guy he works for, has captured this Web-franchisee and want the information for his soldier, Mateo. Long story short, he ends up killing him to get it, and then goes after Mateo and his sister, Nina. When the life-signs of the suit are terminated, John is notified. This time he takes enough notice to come out and actually do something himself. But it's to little to late. The franchisee, web host 4587, has been terminated. When John tries to help out Mateo, who is now under heavy fire, all he can do is watch as his car crashes and his sister dies. John takes Mateo to the now defunct Detroit headquarters of the JLA to fix him up. While there, Mateo gets some armor and weapons. And then they both go after Amondo. John holds both the deaths square on his shoulders. He lets Mateo handle Amondo as he wishes, and waits for him on the roof. He expects him to come up pissed and frustrated, but instead he's calm and cool. He's also wearing Amondo's bandanna as a mask. 'I'm wearing it 'cause you were right. There's more problems than there are people who can solve 'em. I'm not saying that I want to be a hero, jefe. But even if I was . . justice is justice. Period!' And it looks like a new vigilante may have been born in this Red Circle universe. Oh wait, I'm sorry. This is now part of the DC Universe. So . . that's where a new vigilante may have been born. I guess we'll just have to wait and see if we see more of this guy. Marc Guggenheim wrote this story, with Talent Caldwell doing the art. I liked it. I thought John learned a great lesson in humility this issue. Who knows if it'll stick. You'd think after the death of his brother he be a few rungs lower on the self-importance ladder. This guy means well. But he's having a hard time getting to where he needs to be. However, I still see a ton of potential here. We're only on issue #5, afterall. And yes, I'm still bored with the Hangman back-up story. Sorry!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
the Web #5 - DC
You'd think that John Raymond would've learned from his last fiasco with this franchising idea. But no . . this time it takes a man's life before he realizes that he may have made a mistake. But then . . John's always been a little detached from the responsibilities of life, so . . why would he have thought that there might've been any form of consequences. Basically, John got a request for some help in Detroit. It's a gang-banger who's decided that he wants out of the life. But the guy he works for is never going to allow him to leave. Well . . John doesn't really want to go to Detroit, so . . he calls in one of the locals. It isn't long before this guy is in way over his head. Amondo, the guy he works for, has captured this Web-franchisee and want the information for his soldier, Mateo. Long story short, he ends up killing him to get it, and then goes after Mateo and his sister, Nina. When the life-signs of the suit are terminated, John is notified. This time he takes enough notice to come out and actually do something himself. But it's to little to late. The franchisee, web host 4587, has been terminated. When John tries to help out Mateo, who is now under heavy fire, all he can do is watch as his car crashes and his sister dies. John takes Mateo to the now defunct Detroit headquarters of the JLA to fix him up. While there, Mateo gets some armor and weapons. And then they both go after Amondo. John holds both the deaths square on his shoulders. He lets Mateo handle Amondo as he wishes, and waits for him on the roof. He expects him to come up pissed and frustrated, but instead he's calm and cool. He's also wearing Amondo's bandanna as a mask. 'I'm wearing it 'cause you were right. There's more problems than there are people who can solve 'em. I'm not saying that I want to be a hero, jefe. But even if I was . . justice is justice. Period!' And it looks like a new vigilante may have been born in this Red Circle universe. Oh wait, I'm sorry. This is now part of the DC Universe. So . . that's where a new vigilante may have been born. I guess we'll just have to wait and see if we see more of this guy. Marc Guggenheim wrote this story, with Talent Caldwell doing the art. I liked it. I thought John learned a great lesson in humility this issue. Who knows if it'll stick. You'd think after the death of his brother he be a few rungs lower on the self-importance ladder. This guy means well. But he's having a hard time getting to where he needs to be. However, I still see a ton of potential here. We're only on issue #5, afterall. And yes, I'm still bored with the Hangman back-up story. Sorry!
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